Thursday, Sep 13

On Sep 12, La Scala's Italian chef David Tamburini from La Scala joins forces with Alessandro Frau from Acqua in Phuket to serve up a multi-course modern Italian dinner. B5,500 or B6,800 with wine pairing.

From Sep 14-29, BK Magazine (that’s us) and 60 of the city’s best restaurants will join forces to serve hundreds of special dinners at a knockout fixed price of B1,000++ per person (B1,170 total) for a minimum of three courses. That’s a pretty awesome deal! In fact, it represents a saving on average of 50 percent across all BK Restaurant Week participating venues (and a lot more at some places). Restaurants taking part include perennial BK Magazine “Top Tables” such as Bunker,Quince, Appia, Gianni and Err as well as hip newcomers like 100 Mahaseth, Freebird (pictured) and Haoma. Visit www.bkrestaurantweek.com for the full list and to make reservations.

So Sofitel's celebration of high-wire gastronomy returns this Sep 14-23 with seven dinners and seven further culinary activities, including cooking classes, a Sunday brunch and a Diageo-helmed mixologist night. Between them, the 21 guest chefs and culinary whizzes count 14 Michelin stars, among them Guy Lassausaie, chef-owner of the century-old, two-starred Restaurant Guy Lassausaie in Lyon, France, and Paul Liebrandt, chef-owner of the two-starred Corton in New York. The international guests will join forces with nine AccorHotels Thailand chefs for nightly So Amazing Chefs dinners (from B3,000/person for four courses on Sep 14, up to B13,000 for 14 courses on Sep 23). See the website for the full lineup.

So Sofitel, 2 Sathorn Rd., 02-624-0000. MRT Lumpini

Saturday, Sep 15

Omakase Perfection

Sushi Zo hosts an 18-course omakase dinner paired with seven labels of Champagne from Piper-Heidsieck and Charles-Heidsieck on Sep 15. Available at two times only, 6pm and 8:30pm. B9,900.

Dress up in green, white and red to celebrate Sep 15 Mexican Independence Day at Touche Hombre, with free mini tacos and Mexigan flag shooters on offer. As well as special dishes, there's be three Don Julio tequila cocktails: 1810 (B350), Bloody In Freedom (B380) and Flores De Hildalgo (B400)—or all three for B1,000.

Chef Gunn Arunpraphan, the bean-to-bar specialist behind the success of Maison Marou in Vietnam and Paul Thailand, introduces participants to the world of chocolate at Issaya Cooking Studio on Sep 15. As part of the workshop, participants will get first-hand experience making six desserts from chocolate. The B4,900 course includes lunch. For resevations, contact 02-160-5636 or booking@issayastudio.com.

Sunday, Sep 16

On Sep 16, Late Night Bangkok and Charoenkrung’s tiki cocktail bar Tropic City host a disco party celebrating all things tropical with food from 80/20, 100 Mahaseth and a scrumptious burger from the LIttle Market.

Beervana will be celebrating its sixth birthday on Sep 29 with a huge craft beer event that’s set to gather over 100 labels from 20 breweries new and old, including Stone, Deschutes, Rogue, Founder, Knee Deep, Behemoth and more. Kicking off at 6pm, the party promises 1,000 liters of draft beer from over 60 labels, plus games, music and food from the likes of Daniel Thaiger, La Monita, Sloane's, Nitrolab and Fatty’s Bar and Diner. Beers will start from B100.